In London, Ken Wiwa - the eldest son of Saro-Wiwa - was one of several readers at a Ceremony of Remembrance, where a "Living Memorial" to Saro-Wiwa was unveiled.

In Switzerland, PEN Centres honoured Saro-Wiwa's memory with a series of public events, including conversations with Nigerian writer Remi Raji and Tunisian cyber-dissident Sihem Bensedrine.

Ten years after the executions of Saro-Wiwa and his eight colleagues, the exploitation of oil in the Niger Delta continues to result in deprivation, injustice and violence, says Amnesty International.

In a new report, the human rights group says that despite a return to civilian government in 1999 under President Olusegun Obasanjo, those responsible for human rights violations under military governments have not been brought to justice.

"The environmental harm to health and livelihoods that impelled the ... campaign for economic and social rights remains the reality for many inhabitants of the Delta region."

PEN International, PEN Nigeria, Committee to Protect Journalists, and the International Publishers Association welcome the opportunity provided by the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights to comment on the climate for free expression and human rights in Nigeria.

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